“What we do in London is going to be really traditional,” Castro tells Team U.S.A. “What I mean by that is ’cause it’s gonna be on … the equivalent of ESPN for Europe, we’re not gonna do a lot of shit that’s not traditional workouts.”

Catch Team U.S.A. in its first training workout with Games Director Dave Castro at Valley CrossFit in Van Nuys, Calif.
“Basically, what we have going on is the first-ever Team U.S.A. (versus) Team Europe competition and we’re really excited about it,” Castro says. “It’s going to be a neat event.”

Catch Team U.S.A. in its second training workout with Games Director Dave Castro at Valley CrossFit in Van Nuys, Calif.
The second prep WOD is done as a three-woman team. For time, the trio must complete a total of 16 muscle-ups, 50 thrusters at 85 lb., 300 double-unders, 50 thrusters at 85 lb. and 16 muscle-ups.

Catch Team U.S.A. in its third training workout with Games Director Dave Castro at Valley CrossFit in Van Nuys, Calif.
The third prep WOD is done as a five-person team, with one man going first, another going last and three women in between. On the agenda: rope climbs, power cleans, burpees, overhead squats, fat-bar deadlifts and running.
Pitted against Southern California’s top squads, Team U.S.A. finishes first at 14:59.

Prior to taking on Team U.S.A. in the CrossFit Invitational, watch how Team Europe prepared.
Team Europe included Tuomas Vainio, Mikko Aronpaa, Numi Katrinarson, Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir and Samantha Briggs.
Watch the event on Eurosport.